Metamorphosis Of The Fox From 'The Little Prince'

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The Little Prince Many essential things consist of not looking with your eyes, but with your heart and soul. The fox from The Little Prince shows the Prince how this matters by giving many examples throughout the book. These examples can also be found in life, from small things like judging a book to bigger dilemmas like picking a president. This first instance about essentiality is in the book, when the fox himself showed how the Little Prince related to his flower (a rose), and not to other lookalikes. The Prince had watered, protected, and comforted his flower, but had not done that any else. He was the one who spoiled the rose, and this became a part of The Little Prince’s vital relationship between him and his plant. This fact proves that what is essential really is invisible to the eye because if it was not, then the Prince could never tell the difference between his plant and others. Of course, you cannot literally see the dissimilarity amongst the roses, but gradually, you will come to understand the Prince’s need for the rose. The Little Prince finally understands and tells the other roses about this, explaining how he put a glass on it, how he cared for it, and how he protected it. Without this process his rose would be like any other flower, but now that he had “tamed” it, he was responsible for …show more content…

Nobody is able to tell if a good book appears in a dull or bright cover. Boring-looking books may end up being the best book you’ve ever read, and attractive ones may be the worst. Again, this verifies that a person’s heart (or in this case, the book’s contents) is what is important to finding essential aspects. You have to look within the book to finally judge it, for if you did it early, then your hypothesis would most likely be wrong. Although selecting books are very negligible, voting for a president could change an entire